Elkader vs Strawberry Point

A side-by-side comparison of Elkader and Strawberry Point: population, income, housing, and more.

Elkader and Strawberry Point are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Strawberry Point has the higher population (1,415 vs 1,249 in Elkader). Elkader has the higher median household income ($61,786 vs $58,352 in Strawberry Point). Elkader has the higher median home value ($134,300 vs $115,200 in Strawberry Point).

Population, income & housing

	Elkader	Strawberry Point
Population	1,249	1,415
Median age	42.7 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,786	$58,352
Median home value	$134,300	$115,200
Median gross rent	$851	$651
Housing units	704	713
Homeownership rate	68.7%	66.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	20.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elkader	Strawberry Point
Population	1,376 → 1,249 (-9.2%)	1,462 → 1,415 (-3.2%)
Median household income	$48,542 → $61,786 (+27.3%)	$46,818 → $58,352 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $134,300 (+50.2%)	$102,500 → $115,200 (+12.4%)
Median gross rent	$677 → $851 (+25.7%)	$633 → $651 (+2.8%)

Elkader

Population

1,3761,249

Median household income

$48,542$61,786

Median home value

$89,400$134,300

Median gross rent

$677$851

Strawberry Point

Population

1,4621,415

Median household income

$46,818$58,352

Median home value

$102,500$115,200

Median gross rent

$633$651

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elkader	Strawberry Point
Under 5	4.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	18.4%
18 to 24	5.9%	9.2%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.7%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.8%
45 to 54	6.6%	7.2%
55 to 64	12.2%	7.7%
65 to 74	17.9%	13.7%
75 and over	11.7%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elkader	Strawberry Point
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elkader	Strawberry Point
No high school diploma	5.0%	8.4%
High school graduate	40.1%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	14.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elkader	Strawberry Point
Drove alone	79.3%	78.1%
Carpooled	2.2%	6.6%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	8.3%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elkader	Strawberry Point
1-unit, detached	70.6%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.0%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Elkader	Strawberry Point
Poverty rate	7.5%	8.4%
Average household size	2.00	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1954	1951